LSS of the Week

BLACK MAGIC - LITTLE MIX

This is my feel good song for the week. It could be my LSS for a month. I will try to make a cover of this song but not sure if I am going to upload it here. haha

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Mt. Pico de Loro

©Ryan Racca of Kamusta Magazine

Overview:

PICO DE LORO

Maragondon, Cavite and Nasugbu, Batangas 

Jump-off point: DENR Station, Magnetic Hill, Ternate, Cavite/Sitio Fronda, Brgy. Papaya, Ternate-Nasugbu Highway, Nasugbu, Batangas

LLA: 14° 12.855 N; 120° 38.785 E; 664 MASL

Days required: 1-2 days

Hours to summit: 2-5 hours

Specs: Minor climb

Difficulty: 3/9

Trail class: 1-3

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It's been more than a year since my last hike (at Mt. Batulao). I'm really itching to hike again - I think “The Mountains Are Calling, and I Must Go…”  -John Muir. *wink emoticon*

Since I still tag myself as a "beginner", I joined mountaineering groups on FB and looked for their hiking events. Fortunately, I found Ahon Mountaineering Club offering a dayhike at Mt. Pico de Loro.

Here's the target itinerary:

0230 - meetup at Jollibee Cubao farmers

0300 - ETD Cubao

0630 - Start Trekking

1030 - Summit

1200 - Lunch/Photo ops

1400 - Back to Jumpoff

1700 - bath time

1800 - ETD Cubao

"Target" itinerary because changes are expected due to rainy weather on the day of hike.

Rain, strong wind, heavy fog and muddy trail welcomed us. Those factors made an "easy climb" a tough one for me especially I am not wearing hiking shoes *scratches her head*. Muddy trail is a stuggle and made me stumble and fall several times. Oh well... Lesson learned... *scratches her head again*

PHOTOS! (sorry for the lowres)

Here's us, preparing at the jump-off.

Groupie! What a huge group it is?!

At the summit. Look how muddy my shoes have become. (This is Adidas Climacool Fresh 2. Don't use this as hiking shoes because it is definitely not hiking shoes. However, you may wear rubber shoes with good grip.)

Zero visibility *cries an ocean* This mountain deserves a revenge climb!

This is the clearest view of the monolith I can capture. I was not able to climb the monolith because I am not confident with my shoes. Safety first as what they say.

The obligatory mountain top photo.

Ahon salute!

Bagtag

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